Smith, Ted, et Chad Raphael. « Health and Safety Policies for Electronics Workers ». In The Routledge Companion to Labor and Media, édité par Richard Maxwell, 1re éd., 78‑90. Routledge, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203404119-7.
Health and safety policies for electronics workers
Introduction:
"One of the sharpest ironies of the information age is that it is easier for electronics to trace people than for people to trace the materials
and labor that make their electronics. A fragmented global supply chain conceals who makes what, how they make it, and with what
materials. Electronics companies have a strong incentive to conceal this supply chain from their employees, customers, and even from top
management: it is filled with hazards for workers and their communities that tarnish the image of a clean industry of the future. Even the
major brand owners – Apple, Dell, and the like – do not know all of the materials and chemicals that end up in these companies’ own
products. Given the far-flung and interconnected nature of the industry, reforming workplace health and safety requires policies that
extend far beyond regulating what happens on the shop floor. In this chapter, we identify policy goals for making the industry safe and
healthy for its workers. We argue that effective change depends upon rethinking the entire life-cycle of electronics, from
design and production to recycling and disposal, and even how we measure progress."
Smith, Ted, et Chad Raphael. « Health and Safety Policies for Electronics Workers ». In The Routledge Companion to Labor and Media, édité par Richard Maxwell, 1re éd., 78‑90. Routledge, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203404119-7.
Health and safety policies for electronics workers
Introduction:
"One of the sharpest ironies of the information age is that it is easier for electronics to trace people than for people to trace the materials
and labor that make their electronics. A fragmented global supply chain conceals who makes what, how they make it, and with what
materials. Electronics companies have a strong incentive to conceal this supply chain from their employees, customers, and even from top
management: it is filled with hazards for workers and their communities that tarnish the image of a clean industry of the future. Even the
major brand owners – Apple, Dell, and the like – do not know all of the materials and chemicals that end up in these companies’ own
products. Given the far-flung and interconnected nature of the industry, reforming workplace health and safety requires policies that
extend far beyond regulating what happens on the shop floor. In this chapter, we identify policy goals for making the industry safe and
healthy for its workers. We argue that effective change depends upon rethinking the entire life-cycle of electronics, from
design and production to recycling and disposal, and even how we measure progress."